John Fullerton (politician)

John Arthur Fullerton (May 12, 1912 – July 5, 1965) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1945 to 1963. He represented the riding of Algoma—Manitoulin.

John Fullerton
Ontario MPP
In office
1945–1963
Preceded byWilfred Miller
Succeeded byStan Farquhar
ConstituencyAlgoma—Manitoulin
Personal details
Born(1912-05-12)May 12, 1912
Thessalon, Ontario
DiedJuly 6, 1965(1965-07-06) (aged 53)
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseMarian Dobie
Children4
OccupationFuneral director

Background

He was born in Thessalon, Ontario, the son of James Albert Fullerton, and educated there. In 1938, he married Marian Dobie. Fullerton was a furniture dealer and funeral director. He served on the town council and was also a master in the local Masonic lodge.[1] He and Marian raised four children.[2]

Politics

In 1945, Fullerton ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the northern Ontario riding of Algoma—Manitoulin. He defeated Liberal candidate J.F. McDermid by 419 votes.[3] He was re-elected in 1948, 1951, 1955 and 1959.[4][5][6][7]

In 1963, he was defeated by Liberal candidate Stan Farquhar by 1,644 votes.[8] Fullerton attributed his loss to "free beer and cocktail parties" given out by the opposition. Others believed that the loss was due to a controversial relocation of a senior's residence that was to be built in Espanola but was instead moved to his own home town of Thessalon.[2]

References
  1. GP Normandin (1952). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1952.
  2. "John Fullerton: First Tory MPP In North Riding Sat 18 Years". The Globe and Mail. July 6, 1965. p. 62.
  3. Canadian Press (June 5, 1945). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 5.
  4. Canadian Press (June 8, 1948). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 24.
  5. Canadian Press (November 22, 1951). "Complete Ontario Vote". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal. p. 4.
  6. Canadian Press (June 10, 1955). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 4.
  7. Canadian Press (June 12, 1959). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 26.
  8. Canadian Press (September 26, 1963). "78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 25.
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